Taking a second wife without taking permission from the first wife
Question
If a man wants to marry another woman can he marry without permission from the first wife? If she doesn't give permission and he marries the other woman anyway is it a sin?
Answer
The nikaah will be valid. It is totally against the sunnat to get into a secret nikaah. The nikaah must be announced and publicized and without publicizing and announcing the nikaah one is exposing himself to a lot of complications and suspicions.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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